The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo has denied interfering in anti-corruption drive as claimed by ex-chief, Martin Amidu.
President Addo in a statement described the allegations as “errors of fact” while adding that neither he nor any member of his government interfered with Mr Amidu’s work.
The president argued that adequate resources were made available to enable him to do his work efficiently and effectively.
Mr Amidu resigned as Ghana’s anti-corruption chief on Monday , citing among other things interference by President Akufo-Addo.
The resigned anti-corruption chief was appointment two years ago and was greeted with high expectations as he was seen by many Ghanaians as the right man to fight corruption among public officials.
His resignation comes less than three weeks before the general election, in a country where promises to deal with corruption feature prominently during electioneering campaigns.
Apart from the president denying the claims, many Ghanaians hold it that mr Amidu is trying to tarnish the image of the president.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in September 2019, affirmed his commitment to fighting corruption in his country, assuring that all corruption culprits will be dealt with in accordance with the law.
Speaking at the Annual General Meeting of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) in Takoradi, the President said attempts by the opposition to taint his administration with corruption would not work, owing to the fact that he was committed to fighting the menace and has gone ahead to empower corruption fighting institutions.
“It will not work. I did not come into public life to enrich myself. So far, every single allegation of acts of corruption of my appointees are being investigated by the independent bodies like the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and the Criminal Investigative Department (CID),” he said.
